Would Christine Todd Whitman be worthy of a Cabinet position??

[kentuck]

Is she an environmentalist? I know that Obama has said that he wants Republicans in his Cabinet. Can you think of a couple of others that might fit into his Administration? Chuck Hagel might fit into some area of the government - VA or Defense comes to mind? Obama can work with these folks.

[HopeFor2006]

1. She would be a good choice

She was strongly criticized for not marching in lock step with the Bushites.

[Liberal_in_LA]

26. Whitman frisks a black man

[HopeFor2006]

41. Okay, this thread has convinced me.

Thanks for reminding me of just why she would not be qualified.

[shifting_sands]

2. NO

She lied about the danger to the environment and to people working at ground zero after 9/11, she just flat out lied and now people are dying

[moobu2]

8. I agree,

There are a few good Republicans out there, but she aint one of em.

[xochi]

9. Agreed. Me, too. n/t

[madaboutharry]

17. That is right. She went all over television

saying that the air in downtown Manhattan was safe. She is a disgrace.

[Dj13Francis]

22. exactly.

She belongs in jail, not in the cabinet. Truly a discpicable horrible person.

[Joe Bacon]

34. PRECISELY

Prissy Todd Clueless LIED about the 9/11 ground Zero effects.

That alone disqualifies her!

[BeatleBoot]

3. I think Gore would trump Whitman

as an environmentalist (EPA).

Picking off a puke Senator from a state with a Dem governor is certainly a consideration since the Gov appoints Senators.

Other than that, I got nothing.

[lapfog_1]

4. Oh HELL NO!!! - n/t

[democracy1st]

13. kick this Op in the a.. for me would you!!

[PBS Poll-435]

5. A new cabinet-level position?

Secretary of Republican New Jersey Affairs?

Is there room?

[Bluebear]

6. Her lying about September 11 toxins kind of iced her cake. nt

[baldguy]

15. Bingo

[Essene]

29. Yes... although I think she was duped it's a "no go" with that reality

If she told the full truth about how that happened, I could start to forgive her (unless she simply complied)

[sandnsea]

7. Oh dear lord, you must be kidding

Aaarrgh!

She's the one that ignored the readings that said ground zero air was contaminated. Why in the world would you want her back in the EPA.

For the sake of a smooth transition, leave Gates in the DoD and that CIA boob in there and be done with this ass-kissing to the right.

[BklnDem75]

10. That would be a HELL to the NO

Speaking as a New Yorker who was lucky enough to wear a mask when all the toxic fumes of 9/11 covered a 3+ mile radius.

[dailykoff]

11. No way no how. She's complicit in the 911 murders.

Hagel, maybe. Whitman, no the fuck no.

[Enthusiast]

12. No way! nt

[catgirl]

14. NEVER!

[always_saturday]

16. FUCK NO.

[Nipper1959]

18. NO

Hell no!

[Genevieve]

19. NO, OH NO!!! nt

[Doctor_J]

20. He could do better than Todd

Hagel, Powell, Leach, Collins (I know, no Senators), Chaffee. Too bad most of the GOP women are right-wing psychos

[TuxedoKat]

21. Maybe

but definitely not for EPA or Interior. We really need someone in both positions who has a strong record on the environment and who would be proactive re same.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. She was filmed happily frisking a black man on a ride along with the cops.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04EFDA1F38F930A25754C0A9669C8B63

The Photo of Whitman, Frisking a Black Man
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Published: July 13, 2000

To the Editor:

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman doesn't understand what was wrong with her gratuitously patting down a suspect who had already been searched by qualified law enforcement officers and was not, in fact, later charged with any crime (news article, July 11).

Perhaps if she imagines a similar situation with a male governor and a female suspect, she could get a rough idea. Should we be any less upset that the victim of this confinement and groping was a black man rather than a woman?

SUZANNE M. PARSON
Virgil, N.Y., July 11, 2000

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. Look at the shit eating grin on her face as she frisks the black man.

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. More on the black man frisking incident - The man was guilty of NOTHING.. just being black outside

http://www.aclu.org/police/abuse/14589prs20000710.html

Frisking Photo Puts Whitman on Defensive (7/10/2000)

TRENTON, NJ -- After enduring two years of criticism for the racial profiling practices of her state troopers, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman has a new public relations problem, The New York Times reported: a photo of the governor herself, grinning as she frisks a black man.

According to the Times, the photograph was taken by a state trooper during a trip Mrs. Whitman made with officers as they patrolled in Camden, N.J. one night in 1996. The picture was obtained by The Associated Press and published in several New Jersey newspapers over the weekend.

It shows the governor patting down a man whose arms are splayed against a wall.

The symbolism of the photo and the facts of the frisking -- the man was stopped for "suspicious activity" but not arrested or found to be violating the law -- have drawn criticism from civil rights leaders who have long questioned Mrs. Whitman's sensitivity to inner-city residents.

Whitman told the AP that she regretted taking part in the frisk, and was simply trying to learn firsthand about the dangers that officers encounter in Camden, the state's most impoverished and crime-ridden city. Mrs. Whitman said she hoped that the photo would not overshadow the fact that in 1999 she became the first state official to acknowledge that state troopers were singling out minority drivers for traffic stops, and went on to overhaul the force to discourage discriminatory practices.

The timing of the photo's release -- three weeks before the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, just across the Delaware River from Camden -- could hardly be worse for the governor. Some of her supporters still hold out hopes that Gov. George W. Bush of Texas might choose her as a running mate, but Mrs. Whitman's close advisers say she is trying to position herself for a cabinet position or ambassador's post.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey are scheduled to meet this week to plan protests around the state, and they said they would also hold a demonstration after the opening ceremonies of the convention.

[TNMOM]

27. No. She doesn't think climate change is caused by humans. dumbfuck.

[Essene]

28. Only if she tells the full truth about 9/11 EPA lies

A lot of people got sick because of her caving into the White House... and some are dying.

[Bluenorthwest]

30. She's a racist liar

with blood on her hands as well as a Republican tool. She lied to NY so freely and easily. She is such a poor choice I am amzaed to see her promoted here.
People on DU seem to love Republicans far too much for my taste. Republicans directly tied to the Bush crimes no less, promoted for high office. While human rights are seen as a non issue, DU pushes every Republican under the sun.

[Motown_Johnny]

31. FUCK NO.... SEND THAT FUCKING EVIL BITCH TO GITMO !!!!!

what the fuck are you thinking???





environmentalist my ass


she was in charge of the EPA under shrub.... look how that turned out


also as Gov. of NJ she wanted to use taxpayer funds to clean up superfund sites


fuck her

[seabeyond]

32. no.... she sold out right after 9/11 and i believe one other time. n/t

[Doityourself]

33. She fucked up NJ...No thanks!!! She sucks! n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

35. NO. Too much personal financial corruption in her background.

[livetohike]

36. No. She couldn't do the job when she had it and she is not an

environmentalist.

[MadBadger]

37. Republican Governor of NJ....an environmentalist???? HA!!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Secretary of Napkin Folding

That's about all I can think of. I wouldn't trust her to swab the toilet, because god knows what she'd try to flush down the pipes.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

39. NO ...ABSOLUTELY NOT!

[FLAprogressive]

40. Absolutely not. n/t

[Uzybone]

42. No

anyone who failed to stand up to Bush should never be considered.

[OnionPatch]

43. No. She was a Bush toady. Occasionally a somewhat-repentent-toady, but

a toady just the same.

[Window]

44. No, no, no.

[amborin]

45. she gave up on the environment.....

she caved to Bush as he rolled back environmental protections....the clean air act, as just one example

and she may have lied about the dangers of the world trade center rubble:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/nyregion/26whitman.html>

[AlCzervik]

46. zomg no but i'm for burying spend fuel rods in her purse.